Want a Safer World for Your Children? Teach Them About Diverse Religions and Worldviews
Australia (Conversation) – Around 80% of secondary school students who had classes about diverse religions claim to have positive views of Muslims. This compares to around 70% who had not attended such classes. Our national study of Australian Generation Z teens (those born around the mid-1990s to mid-2000s) showed teens who had been exposed to education about diverse religions and worldviews were more tolerant of religious minorities, including Muslims and Hindus, than those who hadn’t. General religious education is distinct from religious instruction, which is taught by teachers or volunteers…
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